phar·ma·cy

pharmacy

1. the branch of the health sciences dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs.

2. a place where drugs are compounded or dispensed.

pharmacy

(fär′mə-sē)

n.pl.pharma·cies

1. The art of preparing and dispensing medical drugs.

2. A place where medical drugs are prepared, dispensed, or sold. Also called apothecary.

pharmacy (phar)

[fär′məsē]

Etymology: Gk, pharmakon

1 the study of preparing and dispensing drugs.

2 a place for preparing and dispensing drugs.

pharmacy

Pharmacology An establishment or institution in which the practice of pharmacy is conducted; drugs, medicines or medicinal chemicals are dispensed or offered for sale, or a sign is displayed bearing the word or words 'pharmacist,' 'pharmacy,' 'apothecary,' 'drugstore,' 'druggist,' 'medicine store,' 'drug sundries,' 'prescriptions filled,' or similar words intended to indicate that the practice of pharmacy is being conducted. See Internet pharmacy, Pharmacist, Polypharmacy.

phar·ma·cy

(fahr'mă-sē)

1. The practice of preparing and dispensing drugs and the delivery of pharmaceutic care. Synonym(s): pharmaceutics (1) .

2. A facility licensed to dispense medications to the public.

[G. pharmakon, drug]

pharmacy

1. The process of preparing, compounding and dispensing drugs, usually to the prescription of a doctor.

2. A place where these activities are performed.

pharmacy,

n1. place from which prescription medications are prepared and dispensed by a pharmacist. 2. the study of the preparation and dis-pensing of medications.

phar·ma·cy

(fahr'mă-sē)

1. Practice of preparing and dispensing drugs.

2. A drugstore.

[G. pharmakon, drug]

pharmacy (fär´məsē),

n1. the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs. n2. place where drugs are dispensed.

pharmacy

1. the branch of the health sciences dealing with the preparation, dispensing and proper utilization of drugs.

In Washington, more than 50,000 women have obtained emergency contraceptive services through pharmacies since 1998; increased accessibility to this method may have contributed to a dramatic reduction in the number of unintended pregnancies and abortions in the state, and a significant improvement in access to the health care system.

Independent community pharmacies have historically been a cornerstone of the pharmaceutical care distribution system for managed health care, and it's our strategy to use information technology to help them improve their performance and make them more competitive," said Tom George, executive vice president, Customer Technology and president of the McKessonHBOC Pharmacy Systems Division.

Per-Se Technologies (Nasdaq: PSTI), the leader in Connective Healthcare solutions, today announced that its next generation technology solution for chain retail pharmacies, EnterpriseRx(TM), is live in Schnuck Markets' Cahokia, Ill.

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